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Happy March, Valley Recovery Center friends! A new month is upon us, which means we're that much closer to the warmer weather of spring. Plus, longer days can make for great (sober) outdoor activities after work or on a relaxing weekend. Speaking of weekends, we...
Happy holiday weekend, Valley Recovery Center friends! How fortunate are we to have Monday off in remembrance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr? He was certainly an inspirational figure and, don't worry, we have plenty of Sober SoCal activities lined up that can honor his...
It's hard to believe, but the first weekend of January has arrived! And, as always, we're making sure the VRC community has a host of "clean" activities to choose from via our Sober SoCal Weekend series. Though Friday, Saturday and Sunday offer a lot of temptations, LA has...
Happy belated New Year's, Valley Recovery Center friends! We hope everyone rang in 2017 in a healthy and happy way (abstaining from all of the NYE temptations). As we mentioned in previous blogs, January promises to be an exciting month on the VRC front and...
Well, we've finally made it to the end of year. And so, this will be the last Sober SoCal Weekend list of 2016! Don't worry though, we've wrangled up a ton of fun ideas that DO NOT involve drugs or alcohol. Believe us, we know how tempting...
Well, we've been talking about it for months and now, the biggest holiday weekend of the year has finally arrived. Interestingly, this Friday through Monday stretch will encapsulate nearly all of the major December festivities; including Kwanzaa, Hanukkah and Christmas. So, of course, we encourage you...
Between Kwanzaa, Hanukkah and Christmas, this weekend marks the start of several major holidays. And with that, comes continued temptations to use. Whether it's to "join in" on alcoholic celebrations or find an escape mechanism from a difficult family situation, December is famous for seeing...
Merriment is all around us this weekend, Valley Recovery Center friends. And so are a lot of temptations, unfortunately. With alcoholic fueled holiday parties and old friends (with bad habits) back in town, now more than ever, it's important to keep sobriety front and center....
Happy holidays, Valley Recovery Center friends! We've only got a few more weekends left in 2016, so let's make them count. For this upcoming stretch, we've assembled some amazing activities built around December merriment, creativity and comedy (all without the presence of drugs and alcohol,...
It's official! December has arrived, which means nonstop festivities from now until the end of the year. Unfortunately many of those holiday parties can involve negative substances, which is why now it's more important than even to keep a Sober SoCal Weekend list. Well don't fret because we've...
Did everybody have a good Thanksgiving? We certainly hope so. And now that the food is settling and the holiday season has officially arrived, we're sharing a ton of festive (and fun) Sober SoCal Weekend ideas. Our latest list covers everything from calorie crunching canyon...
It's just about Thanksgiving, which means longer holiday weekends and sober seasonal happenings. This time out, there are tons of great L.A. ideas that do not involve drugs or alcohol. For one thing, it's actually "snow" time across the southland. We've also discovered some carb-burning...
For many, this has been a very tumultuous week. With unpredictable elections, tense protests and heavily trafficked freeways, we completely understand the need to escape. Just DON'T USE DRUGS OR ALCOHOL TO DO IT. Instead, we've packed together some great sober weekend activities that will...
Well, November has finally arrived; which means Thanksgiving dinners, Black Friday sales and lots of new holiday decorations lighting up the boulevards. We know that this time of year can be tempting for many (statistics show Nov and Dec to be high relapse months), so...
Here we are, just a few days from the end of October and the always eventful Halloween night. As we mentioned in a previous blog, All Hallow's Eve can certainly bring dangerous temptations. So if you need some quick sober words of wisdom, we recommend...
TGIF! Another Friday is upon us, which means it's time to start planning some Sober SoCal Weekend activities. This time out, we've gathered some fun, active fall ideas that do not involve drugs or alcohol. Whether you're into extreme rock climbing, vinyl jams, works of...
Are you starting to feel a chill in the air? It's time for more Sober SoCal Weekend ideas that celebrate absolute fun without the assistance of drugs and alcohol. And now, with October in full force, we're sharing family-friendly Halloween ideas, scary productions under beach lit...
Greetings Valley Recovery Center friends and welcome to another Sober SoCal Weekend blog. This time out, we're doing things a little differently. Rather than profile a variety of Saturday/Sunday activities that do not involve drugs and alcohol, we're profiling just one. Specifically, this Sunday's first...
Boy, are we glad it's Friday again! After five long days of working hard, we now get a well-deserved break to relax, visit friends and enjoy a host of L.A. activities (without the temptations of drugs or alcohol). That is, and will always be, the mantra...
It may be hard to believe, but Friday marks the official start of Fall. Days are getting shorter, the weather is getting cooler and new (sober) seasonal adventures are starting to emerge. This weekend, we invite you to partake in a wide variety of fun...
